Episode list

The Footage Detectives

Episode #2.1

Sat, Jan 01, 2022
This week Noel and Mike look at letters about the Croydon Airport short and are joined by a special guest - Raymond Francis' daughter. Also, with a look at pieces of a No Hiding Place jigsaw.
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Episode #2.2

Sat, Jan 15, 2022
Mike and Noel are joined by Ellen Macintosh, a star in No Hiding Place, Girl on Approval and Scales of Justice; they look at The Hidden Truth, Cause of Death and a reel of film of Cornwall. [S]
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Episode #2.3

Sat, Jan 22, 2022
Join Mike and Noel as they present; pre-WWII footage of Germany, a lost episode of a series teaching English abroad starring Hattie Jacques, footage of Radio Essex and there are few surprises too.
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Episode #2.4

Sat, Jan 29, 2022
This week Mike and Noel take a look at a lost film of Wilson, Keppel and Betty and are joined by expert Alan Stafford. They also view a promotional film made by The National Trust in 1938.
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Jammin' and Jivin'
This week, Mike and Noel watch a short looking at Britain's industries, interview Gay Emma from Badger's Bend and watch footage from London and Scotland which may just feature a famous face.
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Episode #2.7

Sat, Feb 19, 2022
Mike and Noel discover Larry the Lamb in Toytown and meet Patsy Blower, who voices Larry. They look at a 'Holiday On The Continent' in the 50s/60s and discuss the lost series Stars and Garters.
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Episode #2.8

Sat, Feb 26, 2022
This week, Mike and Noel are joined by Gay Emma from Badger's Bend, discuss responses from the home movie reels from Jonathan Kydd, Sam Kydd's son and take a look at a Britain's industries.
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Episode #2.9

Sat, Mar 05, 2022
Mike and Noel take a look at the life and career of Denise Bryer, read viewers letters about the Humpries Film Lab short, analyze findings from No Hiding Place Jigsaw and uncover an unknown reel.
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Episode #2.10

Sat, Mar 12, 2022
Joining us this week is Phil from Reel Street, a specialist in matching shots of films with shots of the locations. We pay tribute to Hardy Kruger and look at How to Paint your Home in the 60s. [S]
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Episode #2.11

Sat, Mar 19, 2022
Nick Emery, Dick Emery's son joins us this week, with footage starring Dick. There's a Hertfordshire village in the late 30s/40s with lost footage of George Bernard Shaw and Danny Kaye, and more.
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Episode #2.12

Sat, Mar 26, 2022
Joanna McCallum joins the TPTV cinema with footage from the family's archives of her parents Googie Withers and John McCallum. Also, there's a look at Paris in the 50s and its vintage trains.
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Episode #2.13

Sat, Apr 02, 2022
Mike and Noel are joined by Mark Hutchinson, son of Tony Hutchinson - an original footage detective. There's a reel of film made at Shepperton Studios. We go behind the scenes with Ronnie Waldman.
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Episode #2.14

Sat, Apr 09, 2022
This week, there's footage of Pirate Radio 270, a station that served Yorkshire and the North East, a lost short on Worton Hall Studios, we're off in our Caravan to Butlins and much more.
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Episode #2.15

Sat, Apr 16, 2022
This week, we have found a lost TV show of Mark Wynter singing 'Exclusively Yours' live in 1961, we have a glimpse of Heathrow in the 50s/60s, an interesting reel of a motorway opening and more.
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Episode #2.16

Sat, Apr 23, 2022
This week we show vintage car rallies, steam engines, Vespas and even hovercraft. We have interesting information on actress Gay Emma and Juke Box Jury, and we pay tribute to Jack Smethurst. [S]
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Episode #2.17

Sat, Apr 30, 2022
We take a trip to Paris in the 50s/60s, a nylon stockings factory in the 50s, look at the archive of Trevor from his Yorkshire cinema, including footage of 'Yanks' by John Schlesinger and more.
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Episode #2.18

Sat, May 07, 2022
This week, we have footage of VE Day celebrations from 1945, on the day of Sid James' birthday we look back at his career, there's a short film on training dogs in films from the 40s, and more.
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Episode #2.19

Sat, May 14, 2022
This week, Noel and Mike take us back to the Youth Club of the 50s and 60s, we take a look at Edgar Lustgarten, there's great shots of a different London, the men's Youth Club and so much more.
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Episode #2.20

Sat, May 21, 2022
We have a film of Denis Norden as he takes us onto the set of Thunderball in 1965, we go on a trip abroad in the 50s, look at the career of Dorothy Squires, spot trains in the 60s, and more.
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Episode #2.21

Sat, May 28, 2022
We are off on the London to Brighton car run, trek across Africa in a VW Beetle in the 50s/60s, there's a feature on Jack Hedley, we go shopping for boots in the 60s and much, much more.
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Episode #2.22

Sat, Jun 04, 2022
Jubilee Special. We celebrate with footage of coronations and jubilees from years gone by, we celebrate the life of Peter Bowles, a short film on the birthplace of D H Lawrence and more.
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Episode #2.23

Sat, Jun 11, 2022
It's a vintage advert special looking at TV and cinema ads from the 50s and 60s. We also look at the career of Renee Glynne, we go to the Isle of Wight and more.
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Episode #2.24

Sat, Jun 18, 2022
It's a pit stop from the past. We look at Soap Box Derbys, a trip to the Monaco Grand Prix, fire engine demonstrations in the 40s, reels of a famous family, nice cars from the 30s and 40s and more.
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Episode #2.25

Sat, Jun 25, 2022
This week we celebrate the projectionist, and we feature some familiar faces with friendly advice. We take a trip to London airport, a trip on a Pullman, look at your detective work and much more. [S]
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Episode #2.26

Sat, Jul 02, 2022
Special episode on driving lessons, crossing the road safely and public information films. There's advice on tyres from famous faces, incredible footage of traffic ridden streets and lots more.
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Episode #2.27

Sat, Jul 09, 2022
Fitness wins the day. We look back on the days of the cold gym hall and awful leotards. There's Lyons teahouses, a special profile on actress Joan Rice, we take a trip down the Thames and more.
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Episode #2.28

Sat, Jul 16, 2022
This weeks eclectic selection features an airport in the 50s, Ban The Bomb Marches, a fishing competition, a car rally, a street carnival and a look at the life and career of dear Dennis Waterman.
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Episode #2.29

Sat, Jul 23, 2022
Spot the stars this week with Norman Wisdom, Cilla Black, Thora Hird, Billy Cotton and Tom O'Connor. Plus, a real episode of 'who's who' in the British Entertainment Industry, and lots more.
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Episode #2.30

Sat, Jul 30, 2022
Who was Harry Dodge? We look at his archive with footage of Reg Varney, Barbara Windsor, John Gregson and a host of stars. A reel on London, a car paint shop, a lost piece of film of Roger Moore.
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Episode #2.31

Sat, Aug 06, 2022
We welcome Jess Conrad OBE to the TPTV cinema who has found some reels. There's the Hillman Minx at top speed, a look at Sheila Van Damm, a trip to various factories around the country and more.
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Episode #2.32

Sat, Aug 13, 2022
Let's pull ourselves a pint as we look at the history of The Pub. With advice from Bernard Cribbins and Michael Caine on beer, an old fashioned 'works day out' and why your pub needs a Juke Box.
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Episode #2.33

Sat, Aug 20, 2022
We celebrate the bobbies on the beat and their dogs, we look at the ambulance service over the years, watch a reel of trams, there's a trip to the seaside and, of course, a dose of nostalgia.
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Episode #2.34

Sat, Aug 27, 2022
It's all about boiled roast beef and overcooked vegetables, dinner ladies, advice from Bernard Cribbins, greyhound racing in the 70s, a look at the history of street markets and much much more.
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Episode #2.35

Sat, Sep 03, 2022
Brighton Rocks. There's glimpses of Brighton from the past with familiar faces, a lost reel from Merton Park studios, a look at behind the scenes of a 40s cinema and guess who's a Water rat?
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Episode #2.36

Sat, Sep 10, 2022
It's all about Saturday nights out on the town, dance halls, courting, music, plus there's a scooter two wheeler reel of footage, advice from Charles Hawtrey and who remembers Misty the Rock band?
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Episode #2.37

Sat, Sep 17, 2022
Who remembers Mr Pastry? We have found a wonderful short film of his. We explore the Cinema Tax, footage of 1950s kitchen hygiene tips and of course no episode could be without an unknown reel.
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Episode #2.38

Sat, Sep 24, 2022
This week, there's a Last of the Summer Wine reunion special with Morris Bright, a look behind the scenes of a cinema in the 1940s, prefab houses, trolleybuses and who remembers Mavis Villiers?
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Episode #2.39

Sat, Oct 01, 2022
This week it's childhood memories and toys, then Daleks with a special guest and exclusive unseen footage of Terry Nation, we look at the wonder of your first TV and an unknown reel for Steam fans.
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Episode #2.40

Sat, Oct 08, 2022
Football Clubs. So bring your jumpers for goal posts. Remember the thrill of running to the corner shop to get a comic? Footage of the Renault Dauphine and we delve into the archives of Deanna Bane.
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Episode #2.41

Sat, Oct 15, 2022
Who remembers their first school trip? Lots of memories there. Next, we look at a reel of a trip in a Bentley with a caravan in the 50s and who remembers the cinema at Waterloo?
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Episode #2.42

Sat, Oct 22, 2022
Remember Children's Parties of the 50s and 60s? Jelly and ice cream and weak orange squash? There's reels of Air Shows, an RAF training film on Spitfires and a daytrip back in time to Cheddar Gorge.
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Episode #2.43

Sat, Oct 29, 2022
Hobbies. Did you assemble Air-fix kits or go to Brownies or Cubs? Lots of memories for those who did. We have an amateur film 'The Clumsy Copper' and two interesting unknown reels - can you help?
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Episode #2.44

Sat, Nov 05, 2022
'We are The Ovaltineys' a special look at the Ovaltineys and the factory with some wise words from Petula Clark, then there is a very special guest joining us in the TPTV Cinema - James Tomlinson.
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Episode #2.45

Sat, Nov 12, 2022
It's time to celebrate The Footage Detectives' first birthday. We look at 60s Liverpool, a reel on how a bicycle was made in the 40s, a look at shopkeepers and Lustgarten filmed in someone's home?
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Episode #2.46

Sat, Nov 19, 2022
Jimmy Edwards special. There's an unseen lost film of Jimmy from 1966, reels from his private collection, a look at Green Shields stamps, a reel of Gatwick Airport, but when? And an unknown reel.
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Episode #2.47

Sat, Nov 26, 2022
We look at being a teenager in the 60s, the era of the 'screenager', the 60s fashions and trends - when shiny plastic was used to make everything, a look at Puzzle Corner and lots of unknown reels.
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Episode #2.48

Sat, Dec 03, 2022
Actor Nicholas Young (Kessler) brings in footage of life at Drama School and shares his joy of vintage numberplate spotting. Remember The Rag and Bone Man? And there's an unknown reel or two.
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Episode #2.49

Sat, Dec 10, 2022
This week it's weddings in the 50s and 60s, the cars, cakes, hats and dodgy dancing. What was your first record purchase? We look at the record industry and a reel of Princess Margaret, but when?
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Episode #2.50

Sat, Dec 17, 2022
This week, there's a reel of a 1950s car washer with vehicles from days gone by, spot the famous face in footage of a celebrity party, we look at your home cinemas and do you remember test cards?
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